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Database Essentials
Key Terms
• Big Data• Describes a dataset that cannot be stored or processed using traditional database software.
Examples: Google search index, the database of Facebook user profiles, Amazon.com’s product list.
• Common Field• A common field is contained in two or more database tables and forms a connection between
the tables
• Database• A data structure that stores organized information. Databases are designed for storage,
manipulation and analysis of related data.
• Group• The name for a “group” of tools on the ribbon bar
Key Terms (continued)
• Microsoft Access• One of the most powerful products available for creating desktop databases.
• Quick Access Tool Bar• Contains commonly used tools
• Relational Database• A relational database consists of multiple tables of information that are related through
common fields.
• Ribbon• Groups common tools together. The active ribbon changes when you select a “tab.”
• Spreadsheet• A document that stores data in a grid of horizontal rows and vertical columns. Spreadsheets
are designed to analyze data and sort list items.
Key Terms (continued)
• Tab• The item you click to select a particular ribbon of tools.
• Table• Information organized in rows and columns
• Title Bar• The area across the top of Access that gives you the name of the file (database) that you
currently have open.